Asian Studies

As the world's industries become increasingly global, the demand for graduates with a background in international studies, such as Asian Studies, has grown. Since its financial crisis decades ago, Asia has become a significant emerging market, and is poised to capture double-digit growth rates in the worldwide e-commerce scene, according to Research and Markets. Asia is also the Earth's largest and most populated continent, rich in natural resources and human resources as manufacturing for multinational companies continues to dominate the region. Understanding these facts, the Asian Studies program drives the FIU mission to foster greater international understanding through collaborative engagement with our local and global communities.

The Asian Studies B.A. degree is designed for students who wish to pursue a career that focuses on the region. Classes emphasize a multidisciplinary approach of study and cover language and culture, philosophy and religion, as well as arts and literature. With an in-depth look at China, Japan, India, and Central and Southeast Asia, the program also includes classwork on issues in history, politics, geography, sociology/anthropology, international relations, education and business in the global environment. Moreover, classes provide relevant and current instruction, advising, and experiential opportunities for students in an environment that promotes scholarship, critical thinking, free inquiry and clear and candid communication.

Through this program, students become intellectual analysts of the region's innate culture and shared history in order to discern current and future demands of industries worldwide.

• Must have graduated from high school, or
• have taken college courses after graduating from high school, but have not earned a U.S. bachelor’s degree equivalent

Step 1: Go Online

Visit fiuonline.fiu.edu or internationaladmissions.fiu.edu .

Step 2: Click Apply Now

Look for the link that takes you to Apply Now and click it.

Step 3: Select a degree type

Click on ‘Begin Your Application’ under the ‘Undergraduate’ section.

Step 4: Create an account

While creating an account, create a username and password that only you will have access to.

Step 5: Fill out the application

Fill in required fields and submit the application by paying the $30 application fee. Please enter your SSN or ARN. Check numbers for accuracy before submission to avoid a delay in your admissions process. It is important that you submit your application as early as possible to be considered for your chosen start term.

Step 6: Submit documentation

After you submit your application, you will still need to submit any necessary documents to complete your application package and be considered for admission. These necessary documents should be submitted on the same portal where you created your application.

As an international student, it is important that you complete your application package as early as possible to be considered for your chosen start term. Below is a sample of additional documents that may be requested to complete your application package.

• High school transcripts* (if not in English, transcripts must have an official translation)
• College transcripts*
• 2 forms of residency documents
• TOEFL scores (if not from an exempt country)
• SAT/ACT test scores

*Each transcript will be subject to evaluation of equivalency. The evaluation will be completed upon receipt of official university/college transcripts.

Step 7: Await an admissions decision

Once your application package is completed, you will be notified as soon as an admission decision is made.